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' PATENTED MAY 26, 1903..

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UNITED STATES Patented May 26, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

OlLSTONE-BOX.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,874, dated May-26,190 3.

Application filed February 27, 1901. Serial No. 49,067. CN'o model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. OURRIER, a citizen of the United States,residing in North Troy, in the county of Orleans and State of Vermont,have invented an Improvement in Oilstone-Boxes, of which the followingdescription, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is aspecification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to an oilstone-box, and has for its'object toprovide a simple and eflicient box which is provided with a receptaclefor the stone and with a chamber for the oil, which chamber is providedwith a suitable nozzle adapted to discharge the oil upon the stone whenit is desired to oil the same. The oil-chamber is provided with a ventpreferably made in a cap which normally covers the oil-inlet for saidchamber. The oil-inlet is provided with a wall with which the ventcooperates when it is not desired to discharge the oil from theoil-chamber, thereby enabling the oilstone and its box to be carried inany position without danger of the oil running out, which is liable tocreate damage, besides being disagreeable and wasteful. These and otherfeatures of this invention will be pointed out in the claim at the endof this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oilstonebox embodying this inventionwith its stone in operative position; Fig.2, a top or plan view of thebox shown in Fig. l; and Fig. 3, a longitudinal section on the line 3 3,Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, a represents an oilstone-box, preferably madeof metal, which is provided with an open chamber for the reception ofthe stone, 1) of any usual or suit able construction The oilstone-box a,is also provided at one end with-a closed chamber 0, adapted to befilled with oil d through an inlet-opening e, which is normally closedby a cap or cover f. The oil-chamber c is provided with adischarge-nozzle g, which projects upward and is extended beyond thefront wall it of said chamber, so as to overlap the end of the oilstone,which is inserted under the said nozzle when fitted into the box,

the said nozzle serving to hold the stone in place when the oil-box istipped upward to cause the oil to run out onto the stone. 7

The cap or cover f is provided with a bottom wall '5, which has anopening j in it, which is adapted to register with the oil-inlet e whenit is desired to vent the oil-chamber and which opening j in the normalposition of the cover cocperates with the top of the oil-chamber to beclosed thereby, and thus seal the oil-cham her and prevent discharge ofoil therefrom when the stone is not to be used, thus enabling theoil-box and its stone to be carried or placed in any position withoutdanger of the oil running out,- which would be liable to create damageand to soil the contents of a bag or chest in case the oilstone and itsbox should be carried about in such receptacles, besides permittingwaste of oil. When it is desired to oil the stone, the operator turnsthe cap f until the vent-opening comes into line with the oil-inlet eand then tips or elevates the oil-chamber end of the box, whereupon theoil issues from the nozzle upon the upper surface of the stone, and whensufficient oil has been supplied to the stone the box is lowered into ahorizontal position and the cap turned into the position shown in Fig. 3to close the vent-opening j.

I claim The combination with an oilstone-box provided with an openchamber and with a normally closed oil-chamber in line with said openchamber and provided with an oil-inlet, an oilstone located in said openchamber, means to close said oil-inlet, and a dishargenozzle extendedfrom said oil-chamber toward said open chamber to discharge by gravityoil upon the upper surface of'the oilstone, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. CURRIER.

Witnesses:

JAs. H. CHURCHILL, J. MURPHY?

